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Posted: 9/29/2009 2:32:41 PM EDT
| so is the pmc 55gr good enough for general shooting?it seems to get a bad rap,but it is available.any thoughts?339+12 shipping. |
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55 gr. PMC Bronze is good to go. Put it on a Chrono two weeks ago. ETA: Sorry about not adding this information. The Bronze is slower than I remember it being. Doesn't keep me from buying it though. I don't think the Zombies will care.  Sixty two degrees ambient temp. Bushmaster 20" 5.56mm Nato Barrel. Results: All measured in Feet Per Second @ 6 feet from muzzle. PMC 223 Bronze: 3111, 3078, 3107, 3107, 3119, 3059, 3059, 3059, 3059 Federal XM193: 3326, 3332, 3324, 3345, 3350, 3369, 3405, 3390, 3388 S&B SS109 : 3195, 3148, 3148, 3148, 3239, 3216, 3182, 3213, 3202, 3131, 3205, 3178, 3214, 3223, 3226 Winchester (M855): 3179, 3163, 3163, 3176, 3154, 3137, 3132, 3178, 3120, 3123 YMMV -Arbiter |
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I have had great success with PMC in 223 it is the most accurate in my gun compared to fed american eagle ,walmart federal
s&b and remington, privi m193. So far the only ammo that shoots more accurate than PMC is my own reloads using match bullets from sierra. I have shot 500 rounds of PMC with no problems. |
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55 gr. PMC Bronze is good to go. Put it on a Chrono two weeks ago. ETA: Sorry about not adding this information. The Bronze is slower than I remember it being. Doesn't keep me from buying it though. I don't think the Zombies will care.
Sixty two degrees ambient temp. Results: All measured in Feet Per Second @ 6 feet from muzzle. PMC 223 Bronze: 3111, 3078, 3107, 3107, 3119, 3059, 3059, 3059, 3059 Federal XM193: 3326, 3332, 3324, 3345, 3350, 3369, 3405, 3390, 3388 S&B SS109 : 3195, 3148, 3148, 3148, 3239, 3216, 3182, 3213, 3202, 3131, 3205, 3178, 3214, 3223, 3226 Winchester (M855): 3179, 3163, 3163, 3176, 3154, 3137, 3132, 3178, 3120, 3123 YMMV -Arbiter Great info, thanks for taking the time to post it. That XM193 is HOT and the fave plinking round of all of my Colt 1/7 and RRA 1/8 ARs. |
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I’ve never shot PMC in .223 but I tried some in 7.62X39 and it was the worst ammo I’ve ever used. The bullet pushed back into the case almost every time I chamber a round. Other ammo shot fine out of the same AK. PMC did replace the ammo for me in another caliber, but only after I had to repeatedly call and email. I won’t buy PMC unless it’s significantly cheaper than other options.
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PMC is GTG...get used to shooting it anyway, as Pirvi will not be shipping any more rifle ammunition till Jan. 2010. How do you know this? |
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Quoted: 55 gr. PMC Bronze is good to go. Put it on a Chrono two weeks ago. ETA: Sorry about not adding this information. The Bronze is slower than I remember it being. Doesn't keep me from buying it though. I don't think the Zombies will care. Sixty two degrees ambient temp. Results: All measured in Feet Per Second @ 6 feet from muzzle. PMC 223 Bronze: 3111, 3078, 3107, 3107, 3119, 3059, 3059, 3059, 3059 Federal XM193: 3326, 3332, 3324, 3345, 3350, 3369, 3405, 3390, 3388 S&B SS109 : 3195, 3148, 3148, 3148, 3239, 3216, 3182, 3213, 3202, 3131, 3205, 3178, 3214, 3223, 3226 Winchester (M855): 3179, 3163, 3163, 3176, 3154, 3137, 3132, 3178, 3120, 3123 YMMV -Arbiter What barrel length? I'm currently writing up a .223/5.56 ammunition database, and this information may be very useful, if that's ok by you of course  |
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Quoted: PMC is GTG...get used to shooting it anyway, as Pirvi will not be shipping any more rifle ammunition till Jan. 2010. Mmmmm....no one knows when Prvi will ship again. It will take a while to get the production lines running again. Then the ammo must loaded into conex boxes, trucked to a port, loaded on to the ship, sail across the ocean, be unloaded, trucked to the importer and possibly unloaded from the conex and trucked again to the final seller. It will take a while. |
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Just thought I would add that I used the 55 grain PMC Bronze as the ammo to test and break in my first ever AR15 (I built). Worked reliably enough. Seemed to leave a lot of black in the barrel, but I am very new to all of this, so maybe that is normal. With a scope, my best 5 shot group with it was .625. Most other groups were .75". Shooting off a sand bag, front and rear.
- Phil |
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